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Rowland group tackles air quality after oil spill
When the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010, sending millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, most scientists were concerned about the damage to sea life. Not many gave a whiff of thought to air quality. The Rowland-Blake Group at UC...Tags: Global Warming, Research, Global Change, Nobel Prize Awards, Thailand
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Scientist say 'party atmosphere' gives clue to galaxy creation
A team of astronomers that includes a leading UC Irvine scientist has found a missing link that shows how the universe's most active star-creating galaxies evolve into its largest and quietest ones billions of years later. UCI post-doctoral scholar Julie...Tags: Science, University of California, Irvine, Space Programs
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Mesa Musings: 2012 could be disastrous or best year yet
The last float of the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade has exited Colorado Boulevard. 2012 has arrived! What doth the new year bring? A few years back, I looked at 2012 with trepidation. Staring a root canal in the face was infinitely more appealing...Tags: Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Gold Glove Awards, Kansas City Royals, Arte Moreno
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Reel Critics: Houston, there's a problem with this 'Apollo' movie
"Apollo 18" has an interesting premise — say there was a secret mission to the moon, and you were now able to view undiscovered footage showing how things went horribly awry. Good concept, boring execution. This "Blair Witch Goes to the Moon"...Tags: Ryan Robbins, PG-13 Rated Movies, Entertainment, Apollo 18 (movie), Lloyd Owen
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Comments & Curiosities: So many wines, so little time at the Balboa Bay Club
Are you a foodie? I am. Fine wine, great food, I think about them all the time. Cannot be trusted around either of them. It's pathetic. I have no control. My willpower is powerless, every time I get on a digital scale, the little window says, "One at a...Tags: Europe, Seafood, Newport Beach, San Francisco, New York Red Bulls
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Church embraces science with Evolution Sunday
COSTA MESA — For many, evolution and creationism are incompatible concepts, but that's not how Rev. Sarah Halverson sees them. The pastor at Fairview Community Church in Costa Mesa believes so strongly that science and faith go hand-in-hand that on...Tags: Biology, Gays and Lesbians, University of California, Berkeley, Religious Texts, Minority Groups
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The Coastal Gardener: Buy green air purifying machines
Imagine walking into a home full of green plants. When you open the door, the area greets you with an unmistakable feeling. The air is alive and clean, full of positive energy. The plants seem to be giving off not only oxygen, but good vibrations. A...Tags: Research, Space Programs, Environmental Pollution, Science, Physical Conditions
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A softer way to walk
Editor's Note: This corrects an earlier version.
COSTA MESA — When patients are zipped into the air-tight Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill from the waist-down, it feels like walking on the moon, said Chad Jarrett, co-owner of Jarrett Orthopaedic...Tags: Human Body, Legs, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Report: Water flow tied to global warming
UC Irvine researchers have linked an increased precipitation and fresh-water flow into oceans to global warming, according to a study released Monday. Using NASA and other world-scale satellite observations, researchers tracked total monthly water volume...Tags: Science, Global Warming, Global Change, University of California, Irvine, Science and Technology
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When Sunny SoCal isn't
Tanning salons are picking up business because of it, and some people are getting bummed by too much of it.
It's that same old June gloom, when a marine layer descends over the ocean with too much consistency, and so you get the National Weather...Tags: Orange County (California), Sacramento, Weather Reports, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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Comments & Curiosities: Ow, my arteries!
Remember 1890? Me neither. But that's how long the Orange County Fair has been around: 120 years. On Friday morning, the gates at the fairgrounds were thrown open once again and the first of a bazillion visitors rushed inside — not knowing where...Tags: ZZ Top (music group), Anchorage, Florida, Butter, Heart Attack
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15 student experiments aboard SpaceX Dragon capsule
Fifteen student experiments will be conducted aboard the International Space Station after making their way there on the SpaceX's Dragon capsule. The experiments, which are collectively known as Aquarius, were sent to space on the SpaceX Falcon 9...
Tags: Students, SpaceX, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education
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